Training plan

Welcome to your training plan. Whether you are planning to ‘compete’ or ‘complete’, whether you plan on doing the 25km, 50km or 100km course there is a training plan for you.

Please open the downloaded .xlsx file in a spreadsheet programme (e.g. Excel, Numbers, etc)

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Your coach

Abz

Tom 'abz' abdilla

  • With 10 years of dedicated service in the Coldstream Guards, l’ve built a career rooted in discipline, resilience, and performance under pressure.
  • As a certified Physical Training Instructor, l’ve trained recruits and prepared serving soldiers for the physical and mental demands of two operational tours in Afghanistan.
  • My experience has given me a solid foundation in endurance and robustness training—skills I now use to help others push their limits, build resilience, and achieve peak performance.
  • Whether you’re looking to improve your fitness, boost your mental toughness, or prepare for a demanding challenge, I bring military-grade training principles to help you get there.

Contact

If you would like to book a one to one personal trainer to get you ready for your challenge, please email me at theabzmethod@theabzmethod.com

Sports Nutrition: Fuelling for an Ultramarathon

Welcome to your nutrition plan. Please choose your event type below for your location-specific nutrition plan.

Your coach

Maisie Gray

  • I hold a Master’s degree in Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition. My research focused on nutrition strategies for ultra-endurance events in Arctic conditions
  • I specialise in nutrition and hydration strategies for endurance events, with a particular interest in how different climates affect this
  • I will also be at many Ultra 4 Charity events as part of the therapy team!

Contact

If you would like to find out more about 1-2-1 nutrition coaching, to prepare yourself for an event, please do not hesitate to contact me at maisiegray.performance@gmail.com

Training events

If you are interested in doing a UK-based training event then we encourage you to check out UK Ultra.

Their race distances are ½ marathon, 20 mile, 50km, 50mile, 55 mile, 100km or 100 mile. So one of the distances is perfect training for whichever distance you are doing in our race.

Our partner

FLIGHT ADVICE

Sweden Arrival Airport

Umeå International Airport (UME)

To get your bus transfers:
Your flight must arrive by1520hrs 29th January 2027.

Your flight must depart after – 1500hrs 1st February 2027.

Example SAS flights

Outbound – 29th January
London Heathrow – 0955-1520 – Stockholm
Stockholm – 1415-1520 – Umea

Inbound – 1st February
Umea – 1555-1700 – Stockholm
Stockholm 1815-1955 – London Heathrow

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS

Other airlines are available, with direct and indirect flight options.

You could also come out early or leave later. There are lots of reasonably priced hotels in Umeå or down in Skellefteå, where the race basecamp will be.

Another option is to fly to Skellefteå and make your own way to the race hotel. With this option you won’t use the transfer we are putting on, but if you plan to travel out early or return later, this could work for you.

FLIGHT ADVICE

Albania arrival airport

Tirana International Airport (TIA)

To get your bus transfers:
Your flight must arrive by – 1200hrs 4th September 2026.
Your flight must depart after – 1500hrs 7th September 2026.

Example Wizz Airlines flights

Outbound – 4th September
London Luton – 0610-1015hrs

Inbound – 7th September
London Luton – 1930-2150hrs

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS

Other airlines are available, with direct and indirect flight options.

You could also come out early or leave later. There are lots of reasonably priced hotels in Tirana or down in Sarandë, where the race basecamp will be.

Another option is to fly to Corfu and get the short ferry across to Albania. With this option you will
need to make your own way to Sarandë.

FLIGHT ADVICE

Tunisia arrival airport

 Enfidha – Hammamet (NBE)

To get your bus transfers:
Your flight must arrive by – 1030hrs 20th November 2026.
Your flight must depart after – 2000hrs 23rd November 2026.

Example EasyJet flights

Outbound – 20th November
London Gatwick 0650hrs
Bristol 0625hrs
Manchester 0600hrs

Inbound – 23rd November
London Gatwick 2025hrs
Bristol 2040hrs
Manchester 2025hrs

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS

Other airlines are available but check what airport they fly into as the transport buses
will be leaving from Enfidha – Hammamet (NBE).
You could also come out early or leave later. There are lots of reasonably priced
hotels around the airport. Or stunning seaside hotels a short drive away.